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Episode: Connections: Bob Dylan 77th Birthday Special

May 24, 2018 episode of Connections on WPKN with Eric Cocks. It's a two hour celebration of Bob's 77th Birthday, his work, who he is and what Bob means to listeners now and in the future.

There's a wide variety of music from rarities to outtakes to live performances to obscure basement tapes with The Band to modern versions of old material. Includes brilliant remixes by Steve Addabbo and a couple of covers.

It's also a low key fundraiser for the station. You can still donate online at wpkn.org or call the station at 203-331-9756 during business hours.

The two hours went fast! And with another show the next day, I was able to get to many more rarities, live performances and alternate versions, along with new and vintage music in the May 25, 2018 episode of Connections: Bob Dylan plus new and vintage music.

Show: Connections... with Eric Cocks

Explores the connections between songs, songwriters, musicians, producers and people... often in surprising ways.

Vital, intelligent music with true artistic vision. Or just because it sounds good...

Includes extended features on specific artists such as Bob Dylan, The Kinks, The Beatles and far more. Also comedy by Lenny Bruce, George Carlin, Eddie Izzard, Paul Krassner and others with a rock and roll renegade attitude. In depth explorations of early electronic music (and how it relates to current music). Vital new music that deserves to be heard. Surf music. Garage bands. British invasion. Rock and Roll. John Coltrane, Sonny Rollins, Jimi Hendrix, Laurie Anderson, William Burroughs, Robert Anton Wilson, The Blues Magoos, David Bowie, The Beach Boys, Dr Fiorella Terenzi, Beethoven, Bo Diddley, The Rolling Stones, Alex Chilton, Nilsson, Tom Petty, Lucinda Williams, Jon Brion, Aimee Mann, Tame Impala, Grimes, The Pretenders, Blondie, Caitlin Rose, Juana Molina, Mojo Mancini, Elliott Randall, Marshall Chapman, Jessy Lanza, Big Star, demos, rarities, unreleased new music and far more may be part of any given show. Also live interviews of performers, writers, producers, engineers, session musicians and people behind the scenes. Plus unexpected surprises...

Tune in every 1st and 3rd Friday afternoon of each month at the new time of 4 to 7 pm eastern. Also special editions at other times. Available live over the air at 89.5, online at http://wpkn.org, tunein radio or listen later in the WPKN archives.

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